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Trump signs travel ban targeting 12 countries

(The Hill) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a proclamation banning travel into the United States for individuals from a dozen countries, citing national security concerns.

The proclamation, which echoes a travel ban Trump instituted in his first term, fully restricts the entry of nationals from Afghanistan, Burma, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen.

It also partially restricts entry into the U.S. for nationals coming from Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela.

The full article is available at ozarksfirst.com.

(Story by Brett Samuels, The Hill, found at ozarksfirst.com)

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